Salvador Ramos – the gunman in the Texas school massacre – has allegedly threatened rape and school shootings on the platform in recent weeks, users of the Yubo social media app said. But the witnesses did not believe the 18-year-old. Only when it was too late.
According to CNN, the users of the Social Meida app were all young people. The teens said they didn’t take Ramos seriously until they saw the news that he had shot and killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Account has been reported multiple times
Three users said they witnessed 18-year-old sexual assault threats against girls and school shootings on Yubo, an app used by millions of young people around the world. As a result, while reporting Ramos’ account, they said that it appeared that he was still present on the platform.
During a live stream, 19-year-old Amanda Robbins said that Ramos verbally threatened to kick in her door and rape and kill her after she rejected his sexual advances. She said she had witnessed Ramos threatening other girls with similar “assaults and violence”. The 19-year-old only interacted with the shooter online and reported him to Yubo multiple times.
Threatened to rape girl and mother
Hannah, an 18-year-old Yubo user from Ontario, Canada, said she reported Ramos to Yubo in early April after he threatened to shoot at her school and rape and murder her and her mother during a live-streaming session. According to Hannah, he was allowed to go back on the platform after a temporary ban.
In a direct message from Yubo, the gunman allegedly sent a user the receipt for his $2,000 online weapons purchase from a Georgia arms manufacturer. “Guns are boring,” the user replied. “No,” Ramos reportedly replied.
Yubo account is now under investigation
Speaking after the events, the spokesperson for the social media app also said: “We are deeply saddened by this unspeakable loss and are fully cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the investigation.” Ramos’ account, which has already been blocked, is now under investigation.
Use of Yubo skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic as teens trapped in their homes turned to the app for the appearance of a face-to-face interaction.
Source: Krone
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